Directed by:
Blake EdwardsScreenplay:
William Peter BlattyCinematography:
Philip H. LathropComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni, Giovanna Ralli, Aldo Ray, Harry Morgan, Carroll O'Connor, Vito Scotti, Thomas Hunter, Leon Askin, Jay Novello (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
James Coburn stars as Lieutenant Christian in Blake Edwards's whimsical WWII comedy. In Sicily, Allied forces have begun the invasion of Italy. A war-weary company commanded by Captain Cash (Dick Shawn), a stickler for regulations, is assigned to occupy a small town being held by the Italian army. When they arrive during a soccer game, Italian commander Captain Oppo (Sergio Fantoni) requests that the Americans not take take the town until after the soccer game and an important wine festival have concluded in order to preserve their honor. The wily Christian persuades Cash to agree. The Americans and Italians happily join forces for an all-day, all-night bacchanal of wine, women, and song. However, their partying is observed by U.S. and German reconaissance planes who mistake the revelry for streetfighting, and they quickly decide to come to the aid of their respective allies. When the Germans arrive, they find drunken G.I.s in both American and German uniforms and, despite the confusion, begin to round them up. When a fresh American unit arrives, things start to get really interesting. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420268_8dc678.png)
James Coburn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
![Dick Shawn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444365_e400e3.jpg)
Dick Shawn
USA
Best movies:
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
![Sergio Fantoni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354617_8fa5a5.jpg)
Sergio Fantoni
Italy
Best movies:
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
![Giovanna Ralli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/980/161980977_e97b87.jpg)
Giovanna Ralli
Italy
Best movies:
General Della Rovere (1959)
It Happened in the Park (1953)
Escape by Night (1960)
![Aldo Ray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316814_33e862.jpg)
Aldo Ray
USA
Best movies:
We're No Angels (1955)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Men in War (1957)
![Harry Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/088/162088908_069797.jpg)
Harry Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
![Carroll O'Connor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272698_5a93ba.jpg)
Carroll O'Connor
USA
Best movies:
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Cleopatra (1963)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
![Vito Scotti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455668_b0050d.jpg)
Vito Scotti
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Cactus Flower (1969)
![Thomas Hunter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673655_7eaf91.jpg)
Thomas Hunter
USA
Best movies:
The Serpent (1973)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
![Leon Askin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000200_78bd42.jpg)
Leon Askin
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
One, Two, Three (1961)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Knock on Wood (1954)
![Jay Novello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/849/160849926_1f5131.jpg)
Jay Novello
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Boys Town (1938)
![William Bryant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/482/159482617_519bd1.jpg)
William Bryant
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Herb Andress
Austria
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
I Leopardi di Churchill (1970)
![Robert Carricart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/326/160326458_21f1c5.jpg)
Robert Carricart
France
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Ken Del Conte
Best movies:
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Lepke (1975)
Antidote (2021)
![Ralph Manza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/360/161360305_6e5a66.jpg)
Ralph Manza
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
The Hunters (1958)
Vincent Barbi
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
![Kurt Kreuger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587534_749e9e.jpg)
Kurt Kreuger
German Empire
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - a.f.
![Johnny Seven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/491/161491763_c985d0.jpg)
Johnny Seven
USA
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
On the Waterfront (1954)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
![Noble 'Kid' Chissell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/785/161785386_718568.jpg)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
After the Thin Man (1936)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)